Coach Rehab and Rescue Club
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So I picked this one up today. SO EXCITED!!! I know it's a Gigi, but it's the factory version. So my big question is, is it the vachetta version and should I just avoid using anything on the leather and just concentrate on the lining or would it be safe to use conditioner on it?
Sorry, I don't know anything about rehabbing that style, but just wanted to say that she looks gorgeous already!So I picked this one up today. SO EXCITED!!! I know it's a Gigi, but it's the factory version. So my big question is, is it the vachetta version and should I just avoid using anything on the leather and just concentrate on the lining or would it be safe to use conditioner on it?
Suede question - I have read about spot treatment using baking soda. . . do I make a paste with water or with vinegar? Then just dab on with a q-tip? This is a practice bag I am working on before I attack the keeper suede bag! Thanks for any suggestions.
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It looks great in person--the only issues with it is there's a screw missing from one side of the turnlock (I've already gotten in touch with Coach to get a replacement, but I have no idea what they'll end up sending. Apparently you're allotted 3 pieces of hardware per YEAR and the one they accidentally sent me counts as one.) It's got that thrift store funk (although I might just air it out this weekend), and the lining is a little dirty but fixable.I just use vinegar first and scrub with a toothbrush. If that's not enough then a thin paste of vinegar and baking soda. Apply, leave a while, scrub with toothbrush and rinse.
So I picked this one up today. SO EXCITED!!! I know it's a Gigi, but it's the factory version. So my big question is, is it the vachetta version and should I just avoid using anything on the leather and just concentrate on the lining or would it be safe to use conditioner on it?
Well fwiw I did a compete dunk and condition with the raspberry Ali versiom from this collection, raspberry leather with black lining, and it was a total non event. The bag was in good shape, ift just needed some reshaping and I always feel better carrying a bag if I can do a real cleaning.
I would expect this to hold up fine. According to the creed they re glove tanned not vachetta.
Thank you for sharing your technique. I like the idea of the cardboard to avoid lumps.
I don't know if this has been brought up before, but just in case I will share my "tip".
After giving a bag a bath and stuff it for drying, if it's the regular top zip that when hanging kind of curves down, I use a small hanger inside the bag and hang it to dry that way with the zipper open, they dry in perfect shape.
Thanks, y'all! There is such a of wealth of information in this thread that it's almost unbelievable. It's nice to go from a reader/ lurker to sharing a success.
Wow, I am impressed. I have a Chapin with the same beat up appearance and I just pushed it in the back of my closet as a goner. Now, I'm going to have to dig her out and turn her into Cinderella. Thanks for the inspiration.I think I have my first Madison success using the entire bathe, reshape, condition, etc process. When I received this '93 Chapin, I was pretty upset and almost filed a SNAD. It looked pretty rough in the eBay listing, but the seller sent it unprotected in any way and unstuffed in a thin paper envelope. I ended up not doing it because I did want a '93 Madison, and proving SNAD was probably too subjective to make it worth the hassle for me.
Here's before:
Here's after (bag is not stuffed in this pic):
I think she came out ok.
Not sure if this is the right place to ask...
I was interested in the Large Bleeker Duffles. I got a Black one at Macys that is in perfect condition. I wanted to get the Red Currant one. I noticed the leather is different and every one had a scratch on it. I can't deal with the scratches so I didn't get it. Of course, I really like it and was wondering...will Cadillac or Obenauf (sp??) get rid of scratches, conceal them, or just helps to prevent them?
I was interested in the Large Bleeker Duffles. I got a Black one at Macys that is in perfect condition. I wanted to get the Red Currant one. I noticed the leather is different and every one had a scratch on it. I can't deal with the scratches so I didn't get it. Of course, I really like it and was wondering...will Cadillac or Obenauf (sp??) get rid of scratches, conceal them, or just helps to prevent them?
The leather is the type that scratches. I don't have black so I don't know if that leather is different or just that scratches aren't as noticeable because of the color. It might be most noticeable on the red currant. I have loganberry and olive gray. Personally, I love this leather! I like it better than Legacy duffle leather. Conditioner will hide scratches but won't make them go away. I've put Blackrocks on my Bleeckers, mostly because I was worried about color transfer. Blackrocks is the best for hiding scratches too.
Ok thanks! The Manager put Conditioner on for me so I could see if that would make a difference and it didn't. I'll have to think about it. Thanks for the advice! The leather is pretty awesome and I love the slouchiness of the bag! It will have to be a trade-off that I'll have to figure out I can live with.
Coach conditioner probably won't do much. I've noticed the purple iris duffles I see on ebay look scratched often. I think these two colors might be the worst. When I got my berry color block Willis, it was scratched. I used Blackrocks on it and it made it almost invisible. I haven't noticed it getting more scratches. Certain vintage bags get scratched every time I carry them.